Billy Waters (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bill Henry Penna Waters | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Northampton Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Cheltenham Town | 83 | (23) |
| 2017– | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Bill Henry Penna Waters (born 15 October 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northampton Town.
Waters was born in Epsom and began his career with Crewe Alexandra and after progressing through the club's academy, he was called up to the first team by manager Steve Davis. Davis explained his decision to promote Waters to the first team, citing impressive display in the club's academy. Despite appearing in three matches as an un-used substitute throughout the 2012–13 season, Waters signed his first professional contract on a one-year deal.
In the 2013–14 season, he suffered a knee injury during a pre-season friendly match and despite recovering, spent the first half of the season, playing in the club's reserves. Waters made his professional debut on 26 November 2013 in a 2–1 defeat against Carlisle United. Since making his debut, Waters spent most of the season, in and out on the substitutes bench and on the pitch. Despite making nine appearances for the club, he was given a chance to be in the first team by Davis, including setting up a goal for Chuks Aneke, in a 4–2 loss against Peterborough United on 8 March 2014. Nevertheless, Waters was awarded with a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2016.
In the 2014–15 season, he stated his aim was to establish himself in the first team and switched shirt number from 29 to 17. Waters made a perfect start to his Crewe career when he scored his first goal for the club and setting up another goal, in a 2–0 win over Barnsley in the first round of the League Cup, and four days later, scored against the same team, though Crewe lost 2–1. Waters' third goal later came on 13 September 2014, in a 1–1 draw against Yeovil Town. However, due to his dip in form, as a result of, he lost his place in the first team. Waters made sixteen appearances in the 2014–15 season.
Despite having a year left on his contract, he was released by the club on 8 May 2015. Davis explained Waters' release, citing his own struggling in the first team as a reason.
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